What it looks like when your dream starts turning into a nightmare :o #gamedev #indiegame

We had the chance to get interviewed by @niallcrabtree.bsky.social for a podcast episode of GDL! 😃 Check it out! youtu.be/d26qhFSN_OE?...

Keep a TRAIN running through ANTARCTICA while fighting off FROST ZOMBIES as an ANTHRO DOG. #screenshotsaturday Wishlist FRIGHT TRAIN: store.steampowered.com/app/4132890/...

Completed this a couple of days ago, this and Big Hops make Jan 26 a great start to the year for Indie releases

Cairn by @thegamebakers.com is great, particularly the climbing and stamina system, are incredibly well designed. Here are 6 cool mechanics that I found in Cairn, hope you enjoy and if you like the look of the game, make sure to pick up a copy! youtu.be/hMWKhtfLS6Q

After my game's community feedback, I've been working on a way to make our negative cards (nightmares) not be as immediately punishing. Instead of that instant punishment, it now does this! Try Bag of Dreams, a roguelike deckbuilder, demo on steam! #indiegame store.steampowered.com/app/4224580/...

Nothing beats a burger from a train vending machine after dispatching zombies 🤤 What are you getting? #indiegame #survivalhorror Wishlist Fright Train! store.steampowered.com/app/4132890/...

Absolute banger of a game

📰 Ludomedia #90 is here! #gameDev #gameDesign ludokultur.de/2026/01/24/l... - @architectofgames.bsky.social on randomness - Jonas Tyroller on hooks (or not) - @gamemakerstoolkit.com on Silksong - @niallcrabtree.bsky.social with a potpourri of mechanics - @pentadact.com on why bosses hate windows

@wildartsdevs.bsky.social I'd love to have you guys as guests on the GDL podcast but your email on your website doesn't seem to work. Check out my channel via the link in my bio to see the current episodes and if you are interested email me via the about section on my channel. Hope to hear from u!

483: Game of the Year 2025 Here. We. Go. It’s time to decide the TCGS Game of the Year for 2025. 🎧 Podcast: plinkhq.com/i/1100170036... 📺 YouTube: youtu.be/e7usEG5xXPc 🤝 Patreon: patreon.com/tcgs (Remember: as always, this episode is audio only, so there’s no video version to watch.)

Very shortly, a #podcast interview with Crowbar Collective, the team behind Black Mesa and Rogue Point, will be going live on the channel! Watch/listen to hear about the #gamedev journey of Black Mesa, the lessons learnt, and how they took those lessons into Rogue Point! youtu.be/ESx-s-fL6Lc

@tcgs.co listened to a lot of Farley bullying this year

Episode 1 of the brand new #gamedesign #podcast The Game Design Library Podcast is out now, featuring an interview with Oli Clark Smith of @kaizengameworks.com ! Was incredible speaking to Oli, and a great listen for anyone in or outside of the industry! youtu.be/rUokZwU4Q7M #indiegames #gamedev

@teamlazerbeam.bsky.social I've searched far and wide to find your contact details, and I cannot, so here we are. I've started a game design podcast and I'd love you guys to be on! Please reply if this sounds at all interesting :)

Been playing through Phoenix Wright and I think it's really great. It requires you to suspend your disbelief when you realise you can't lose, but if you can do that then it makes for a really tense and fulfilling game!

Thought we’d get into the Black Friday spirit too! Join the Smeshing It tier in this promo and you can join the Patreon Christmas Party on Sunday 7th December as well!

New video! This one is a deep dive into the design philosophy of early Valve games :) youtu.be/pCadWVIIqns #gamedesign #gamedev #gamedevelopment #videoessay

Check out my latest video on Demonschool by @necrosoftgames.com In this video I focus on 5 Cool Mechanics specifically in the really interesting and fresh combat system in Demonschool. If you like the idea of Persona 1/2 crossed with Into the Breach then the game might be for you! #indiegames

Been refreshing like mad this morning to make sure I got the screenshot, who knows if I'll ever get a perfect sequence again. Also, thank you for the amazing support since the channel started in Jan of this year, my goal for the end of 25 was 500 subs, which I have reached and then some!

Out of nowhere I think I might be obsessed with Balatro-likes

If you didn't know, #ballxpit 's @kennysun.com made a game previously, and it's incredible! In my latest video I broke down the core design difference between the games and how potentially those difference lead to a larger commercial success! youtu.be/BvERQw7Iqdo #ballpit #indiegames

Underrated, hopefully not for long;) www.pcgamer.com/games/action...

Overcooked! 2 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is OUT NOW 🍽️ 🔥 4K, 60FPS gameplay 🧑‍🍳 Exclusive Platinum Platypus Chef ❤️ Switch 2 features including: 📹 Camera Play, Game Share & more! Play on Nintendo Switch 2 today! https://youtu.be/qMrbOrRlqPg

Been playing a lot of typing games recently. Anyone got any recs? #indiegame #gaming #typinggames

I'm enjoying Promise Mascot Agency and Pinky may be the best character in a game yet.

I've been playing a lot of #roguelikes over the last year, here are my favourite 7 cool mechanics in the ones I've played. #indiegames #gamedesign #gamedev youtu.be/5tYXoZwphl0

So far I've only been able to play Borderlands 4 exclusively in 30 min stints (not including the other 30 mins for compiling shaders), so far it's really fun! Really interested to play with friends and different levels and really dig down into how the level scaling works!

was nobody going to tell me there was a viscera cleanup detail clone where you play as goblin maids

Covered Caput Mortum by @wildartsdevs.bsky.social as well as other "weird" #indiegames in one of my recent cool mechanic videos. The recent Steam Next Fests have been not just great for indie devs with games close to release, but as inspo to Devs for their own games. youtu.be/4Qr6ejKGf24

Hornet 3D model in Blender in 20 minutes #silksong

Caput Mortum is out NOW!! 💀🎉🎉👻 Delve into an abandoned alchemist's tower, using your hand to solve puzzles and fight enemies, and uncover frightening secrets. #indiegame #survivalhorror #horrorgame

Played about an hour of Sword of the Sea so far, considering I wasn't a massive fan of Journey or Abzu, it's really grabbed me. Looks incredible, music is great, but the game feel of the surfing coupled with the interesting to explore world is what sells it to me I think. Excited to keep playing!

Borrowed my brother's Switch 2 to play DK: Bananza. It was fun, but I feel like what would have made it more fun for me was more specific platforming puzzles combining the Bananzas. Outside of one or two examples, combining Bananzas were only for making your own fun IMO.

that SASS 😩❤️ utter perfection so excited for ACUVAC to come out in just 8 days! this friend's in there! they're in the game!!! #gamedev #indiegame #animation

Probably the hardest I've worked on a video so far about probably one of the most basic game design topics I've covered so far. Did I go over the top? Probably... youtu.be/zgn2R8k-W-k #gamedev #gamedesign #indiegame #videoessay

👀Check out my new game! It's basically Blue Prince meets Silent Hill. #indiegame #gamedev #horror #darkrooms

Sam when Death Stranding 3 is set in South Africa. #deathstranding2 #auntydonna

My GOTY top five list so far according to HLTB is: 1. Blue Prince -100% 2. Wanderstop - 95% 3. Split Fiction - 95% 4. Doom: The Dark Ages - 75% 5. Expedition 33 - 75%

Wheel World is kinda everything I wanted from Sable in terms of an "indie" Breath of the Wild

Heyo! Made a video I'm pretty proud of. It's about binary stealth and how Sly Cooper made it fun! youtu.be/PcowWhcUQvk #indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedesign

YEEESSS another excuse to make a retro advert!!!

Want a break from modern horror game trends? Looking for a weird, slow-paced, scary indie game like in the 2010s? We're cooking something you'll like... 👀 #indiegame #survivalhorror

We are excited to announce that Goblin Cleanup enters Steam Early Access on August 28th! And @team17.com are joining us as our new cleanup duo and publisher 🤝 🏰 Clean dungeons 4️⃣ Up to 4 players online ⛓️ Restore objects & avoid traps 🧹 Goblin maids! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTbt...

Latest episode of Design Decision is out! Where I give pros and cons for two different design decisions! youtu.be/rFM_irIQISg #indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedesign #indiegames #gaming

Happy #Switch2 launch day! Wondering if Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo runs on it? It looks so good you could even call it a launch title! 💜🦇

Promise Mascot Agency, more like Passive Money Amazing! youtu.be/WFW_EF2Lw4A #indiegames #gaming #gamedev

Can't wait to play Jump the Track tomorrow. The demo was awesome. #indiegames #jumpthetrack